Copenhagen turning parking spaces into EV recharging stations
The City of Copenhagen in Denmark has decided to support use of electric cars by earmarking up to 500 parking places, equipped with charging points, for EVs. The plan also includes reduced parking fees for the vehicles.
February 2, 2012
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The City of Copenhagen in Denmark has decided to support use of electric cars by earmarking up to 500 parking places, equipped with charging points, for EVs. The plan also includes reduced parking fees for the vehicles.
Renault is trialling large-scale pilot schemes in Vehicle to Grid (V2G) charging for electric vehicles (EVs) in Europe.
The company says a fleet of 15 Zoe vehicles with V2G charging will be introduced over the course of 2019 to help lay the groundwork for future standards.
V2G, also called reversible charging, modulates the charging and discharging of EV batteries between the users’ needs and the grid’s supply of available electricity, the company adds.
The pilot schemes are currently taking place in
Having long been a cause of contention with their constituents, local authorities are now using parking provision to entice shoppers and reduce congestion.
To say that parking, and particularly parking enforcement, is a contentious and emotive issue is something of an understatement. Across the globe the discontentment with parking facilities, charges and enforcement is a major cause of friction between local authorities and the residents, businesses and drivers in the area. Recently there was outrage in
Austria Telekom is undertaking a project to turn its public telephone boxes, which are in danger of becoming obsolete because of mobile phones, into battery charging stations for electric cars (EVs), scooters and bikes.
A group of scientists from Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) has developed what is claimed to be the country’s first foldable electric vehicle (EV), the school has announced. Developed by Seo In-soo and his research team, the Armadillo-T uses a 13.6 kWh battery and four independent in-wheel motors that enable it to reach 60 kilometres per hour and travel approximately 100 kilometres on a single charge. The small, battery-powered vehicle weighs less than 500 kilograms and measures 2.
